Rahul Gandhi storms Mangaluru, goes all guns blazing against Modi-Shah, BJP

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March 20, 2018

Mangaluru, Mar 20: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday stormed the coastal city of Mangaluru as part of the Janaashirvad Yatra of the party in poll bound Karnataka, attacking holding a roadshow and addressing a huge rally where he made scathing attacks against the Bharatiya Janata Party, its supremo Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing a huge crowd at Nehru Maidan in the heart of the city, Rahul alleged that the saffron party can do anything for the sake of power: from resorting to violence to purchasing of MLAs. It formed governments in Goa and North Eastern states of Meghalaya, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh by purchasing MLAs.

Likening the BJP to Kouravas in the Mahabharata, he said that the BJP craved for power and it was the voice of an organisation which controlled it.

The people knew which organisation controlled it. On the other hand, the Congress was the voice of people, he said.

Referring to the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France he alleged that the Modi government had caused over Rs. 40,000 crore loss to the exchequer as the purchase has been finalised at a higher price by the NDA government than the previous deal negotiated by the UPA government.

The UPA had negotiated it to Rs. 526 crore per plane. But the Modi government paid Rs. 1,670 crore instead, he said.

The Congress president said that the government was to purchase the fighter jets from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bengaluru. But the “Hindustan Ki Chowkidar” changed the contract and ensured that his friends got it. Where did Rs. 40,000 crore go? he asked.

Mr. Gandhi said that the Union Defence Minister lied to people by saying that the cost of purchase cannot be revealed as the deal with France was a secret pact. But the French president has denied it. Finally, it was revealed through the company which supplied it.

He said that the State was the land of Basavanna, Narayana Guru, Koti Chennaya and Rani Abbakka who showed the way to the world and not only to the country.

Mr. Gandhi said that the erstwhile Congress government in the Centre ensured that the banking services reached every village in the country.

Questioning the BJP for stating that the Union government was supplying rice for Anna Bhagya scheme of the Congress government, the Chief Siddaramaiah questioned why the BJP ruled states in the country did not have such a scheme.

He said the BJP did a U-turn in its stand over supporting Aadhaar. When it was in the Opposition it opposed it. But when it came to power in the Centre it has made it mandatory from “birth to death”.

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very good move by people of mangalore irrespective of religion, we all must unite and kick the bast*rd BJP party & chela's from the mangalore root.

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Cost of building new Kempegowda statue in airport should be borne by KIAL: DK Shivakumar

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June 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 26: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Thursday suggested that the cost of building and installing a new statue of Nada Prabhu Kempegowda in the Bengaluru airport should be borne by Kempegowda international airport (KIAL).

Shivakumar wrote to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and welcomed the decision of erecting a statute of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda at KIAL but he also suggested that the chief minister should not spend state government's money on this.

He said that the Karnataka government has done many favours to airport authority earlier.

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People in this Karnataka city boycott health survey mistaking it for NRC

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January 3,2020

Chamarajanagar, Jan 3: The residents of Galipura layout in Chamarajanagar city boycotted the annual Community Based Survey (CBS), conducted by the Health and Family Welfare department, mistaking it to be the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Majority of the residents in the layout belong to Muslim community. The people, who mistook CBS to the NRC survey, got into arguments with the Asha workers, who were given the responsibility of collecting information. They even tore the forms into pieces and vent their ire.

The Health Department conducts CBS every year in the urban areas and collects all details including Aadhaar number, residential address, details of family members, health problems and others.

Fifteen Asha workers were deputed for the survey in the layout. A few youths started questioning them alleging it to be an NRC survey and started arguing with them.
Tahsildar Mahesh, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr N C Ravi, with the help of Muslim leaders cleared the confusion. The community leaders assured of explaining it to the residents and extend cooperation to the survey.

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Its not the fault of the residents. Sanghis are planning to approach citizins disguised as health workers and else to get details of residents. such trouble makers should be noted and handed over to police. Police should arrest such fake people and put in jail. such fake people are trying to terrify poors and collect money assuring to help them. So, please be careful.

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Co-founder SD Shibulal's family sell shares of Infosys Limited

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July 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Today, one of the Co-founders of Infosys, SD Shibulal announced that over the last three days (22nd - 24th July) his family members have sold a portion of (representing approximately 0.20 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital) their holding in Infosys Ltd on the stock exchanges.

Proceeds from the partial stake monetization will be utilized for a combination of philanthropic and investment activities.

The sale was executed by Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited as the Sole Broker.

The Founders, have served Infosys in various capacities, since its inception in 1981 until October 2014. Over the three decades, the Founders have nurtured the company transforming it into one of the professionally run companies in India with a global presence.

This press release is for information purposes only and is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the shares described herein. The shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or in any state or other jurisdiction of the United States.

Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the US Securities Act.

There has not been and there will not be any public offering of the shares in the United States.

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